夏蕙瑛在全国少年儿童书法比赛中获得一等奖，许多老书画家对于她能书善画大加称赞。全国人大副委员长胡厥文在“六一”节前夕来到上海，勉励夏蕙瑛“勤奋向上，好好学画，”并为夏蕙瑛的画题词“君子之风，大人之度，出诸十一龄孩，实在可喜。”上海电视台专题报道《在明媚的春光里》记录了夏蕙瑛勤学苦练以及得到党和社会多方关怀的动人情景，于6月1日在《红领巾》节目中播出。　——摘自《每周广播电视报》(1981、5)
Winningthe1stprizeoftheChinaNationalYoungChildren'sCalligraphyCompetition,XiaHuiyingwaspraisedbyagreatnumberofoldandfamouscalligraphersandpainters.BeforeInternationalChildren'sDayonJune1st,Huquewen,vicechairmanofthestandingcommitteeofNPCcametoShanghaiandencouragedXiatostudyharder,improvepaintingskillsandalsoleftinscriptionsof“gentlemanners,broadmind,uniquechild”.Xia'shardwork,careandsupportshereceivedfromCPCandsocietywerebroadcastedinaTVprogramentitledintheSparklingSpringSunlightbyShanghaiTVStationonJune1st.　ExcerptfromWeeklyTV&BroadcastingNewspaper(May,1981)